A review of the series OH OTTO! by Stijn van Kerkhoven, following a young gay man from Brussels after a breakup. An engaging and endearing drama. A touching Belgian gay series about breaking up and rebuilding in Brussels. Here, we love gay series that focus on feelings, and in that genre, Oh,…
A review of Silent Sparks, directed by Ping Chu, which follows the gay relationship between two former prisoners. The handsome Pua (Guan-Zhi Huang) tries to live a more or less normal life after getting out of prison. He has not fully learned from his mistakes and continues to make money through schemes that are not entirely legal...
Review of Rodrigo Bellott’s film I Miss You. A drama inspired by a true story about persistent homophobia in Bolivia. In this sensitive and raw feature film, Bolivian director Rodrigo Bellott adapts a play that caused quite a stir in Bolivia and was itself drawn from a true story. I…
Review of Lucas Santa Ana’s film The Party Poopers (Blue Lights). An older gay couple welcomes friends for an emotion-filled dinner. In this queer, generational chamber piece, Lucas Santa Ana’s Argentinian feature film invites us into the home of the older gay couple Alejandro (Ernesto Larrese) and Pedro (Claudio Da…
Review of the film The Wild Region (The Untamed) by Amat Escalante. A cinematic experience as strange as it is unsettling. This is not a comfortable viewing experience: this highly singular feature film, which cultivates mystery, is filled with unsettling scenes. It begins with Verónica (Simone Bucio), a beautiful young woman who has been visiting a cabin for some time, where she has relations with a strange, extraterrestrial-looking creature.…
Review of Robert W. Gray’s film Entropic, in which the most beautiful man in the world undertakes a strange experiment with his most faithful friend. Entropic is a singular film that will not appeal to everyone. It is experienced somewhat like an artistic performance. Highly conceptual, it raises a whole host of questions and may stimulate some as much as it irritates others. Here, we were carried away by it.…
A review of Jack Sholder\'s film Freddy\'s Revenge, which stands out for its aesthetic and queer subtext. Freddy\'s Revenge is a horror sequel that has become a cult classic for its queer atmosphere. It deserves to be rediscovered, especially by horror fans seeking a queer atmosphere. A sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street…
Review of the gay animated film Jim Queen, directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen. Colourful and funny, it is a rare French gay animated film in the cinematic landscape. As there are not many gay-themed animated film offerings (our favourite remains the series Rick & Steve: The happiest gay couple in the…
Review of HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER by Wash Westmoreland. An ending in keeping with the gay romantic saga: highly sensitive and tender. After three seasons, including a more troubled final one, Heartstopper comes to an end. Everything is ultimately wrapped up in a film. This graphic novel adaptation will undoubtedly have marked a generation of teenagers and older viewers rediscovering the innocence, magic and sensitivity of first stirrings of love in a very distinctive atmosphere...
A review of Arthur J. Bressan Jr.’s film Daddy Dearest with Daniel Holt, a film that blends desire and nostalgia. Arthur J. Bressan Jr. occupies a unique place in the world of gay cinema. A sort of melancholic cousin of Wakefield Poole, he turns gay adult cinema into a canvas for romantic obsessions, often steeped in melancholy and nostalgia…
Review of the film 13 SENTIMENTS (aka Perfect Endings aka 13 sentimentos) by Daniel Ribeiro – a gay romantic comedy set against the backdrop of dating. Daniel Ribeiro made an impression with his super cute and endearing film At First Sight, undoubtedly one of the finest gay coming-out films of recent decades. Here, he returns with a more independent film, clearly made with very limited means. It…
Review of Gregg Araki’s film I want your sex. A colourful comedy about an unequal relationship between an alpha woman and a young art student. Gregg Araki is a director we love who has often shifted tone from film to film. With I want your sex, he mischievously blends comedy and romantic comedy, as he is known to do, with a small dash of erotic thriller…
